November's rankings see Nicol David make it an 88th consecutive month at the top after capturing three titles in October at the Carol Weymuller Open, US Open and China Open. The rest of the top five remain unchanged with US Open finalist Laura Massaro at no.2, China Open finalist Raneem El Weleily at no.3, Alison Waters at no.4 and Joelle King at no.5.

2014 will see another step forward for the WSA at one of biggest events on the squash calendar, as the Women’s event at the J.P Morgan Tournament of Champions moves up from a Silver $25k to a Gold $50k.

In her longest title triumph since the introduction of PAR (point-a-rally) scoring, favourite Nicol David overcame second seed Laura Massaro in the final of the Women's Delaware Investments U.S. Open Squash Championship at Drexel University in Philadelphia to become the first player in the event's history to retain the title.

Top seeds Nicol David and Laura Massaro will contest the Women's Delaware Investments U.S. Open Championship final at Drexel University in Philadelphia after coming through contrasting semi-finals of the Women's Squash Association World Series Platinum event, which - for the first time ever - is providing equal prize money to the men's event.

In her first ever victory over the world No3 from Egypt, Low Wee Wern upset 2012 runner-up Raneem El Weleily in the quarter-finals of the Women's Delaware Investments U.S. Open Championship at Drexel University in Philadelphia to ensure double Malaysian interest in the semi-finals for the first time in the event's history.

New Zealand's Joelle King earned herself a surprise second successive semi-final appearance in the Women's Delaware Investments U.S. Open Championship after pulling off a notable upset over England's No4 seed Alison Waters in the quarter-finals of the Women's Squash Association World Series Platinum event which - for the first time ever - is providing equal prize money to the men's event.